🇫🇷🤝📚 European Solidarity Corps Individual Volunteering in France – Inclusion, Equality & European Values through Education, Youth Empowerment and Digital Engagement in Ruffec 🇫🇷✨

🌱 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Individual Volunteering opportunity takes place in Ruffec, France 🇫🇷 and focuses on European values, inclusion, equality, education, and youth empowerment. Volunteers contribute to educational activities, support Erasmus+ mobilities, strengthen local partnerships, and enhance digital communication around European initiatives.

🎯 Volunteering Activities
Volunteers will be engaged in four core activity areas:
🇪🇺 Education in European Values – Co-facilitating sessions on Europe and its values with young people
✈️ Support for European Partnerships – Preparing students for Erasmus+ KA01 mobilities (linguistic, moral, and mental preparation) and contributing to future KA02 project development
🤝 Local Outreach & Partnerships – Developing projects with local partners and community organisations
💻 Digital Communication – Showcasing European and local actions via digital tools (website, social media, internal displays)

🏡 Accommodation, Food & Transport
🏠 Entire apartment located within the high school (two bedrooms and an office)
🍽️ Full board at the school restaurant from Monday lunch to Friday lunch
🍳 Cooking facilities available in the apartment outside school restaurant hours

👤 Participant Profile
🎂 Aged 18–30
🧩 Autonomous, adaptable, and able to work in a team
💻 Comfortable with basic digital tools (word processing, spreadsheets, Canva or equivalent)
🎓 Interested in education and youth work (future teachers welcome)
🗣️ Good level of English; some French is an asset
🌱 Sensitive to sustainable development and culture in its various forms

📍 Project Location
Ruffec, France 🇫🇷

🌐 Activity Topics
🏛️ Citizenship and democratic participation
🎓 Education and training

🧭 Eligible Applicant Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden

📆 Activity Dates
A total of 21 weeks, between 26 January 2026 and 19 June 2026

⏰ Application Deadline
📅 Application Deadline: 09 January 2026 – 00:00

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49335_en

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